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Life in the Negative World by Aaron M. Renn

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Life in the Negative World

Confronting Challenges in an Anti-christian Culture

Aaron M. Renn

Zondervan · Print & ebook · January 30, 2024

Reading lane: Christian Social Issues

Learning how to live in today's new social and cultural environment will require examination, trial and error, and adaptation over time.

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Why This Clicks

Culture Under Pressure

A layered, reference-minded look at Christian life under cultural pressure.

Come here for

  • anti-Christian culture, plainly framed
  • toolkit feel for study or teaching

Expect

  • clear categories and conceptual framing
  • more analysis than inspiration

Book Details

Authors
Aaron M. Renn
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
January 30, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Christian Social Issues · Christian Apologetics
Reading lane
Christian Social Issues

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Christian Education

  • Christian Social Issues

  • Discipleship

  • Religion & Politics

About This Book

Learning how to live in today's new social and cultural environment will require examination, trial and error, and adaptation over time. But there are ways to live with integrity and follow Christ today, even in a negative world. From a peak in church attendance in the mid-20th century, Christianity has been on a trajectory of decline in the United States. Once positive toward Christianity and Christian moral teachings, cultural shifts toward the mid-90s led many to adopt a...

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Learning how to live in today's new social and cultural environment will require examination, trial and error, and adaptation over time. But there are ways to live with integrity and follow Christ today, even in a negative world. From a peak in church attendance in the mid-20th century, Christianity has been on a trajectory of decline in the United States. Once positive toward Christianity and Christian moral teachings, cultural shifts toward the mid-90s led many to adopt a more neutral tone toward the Christian faith, seeing it as one option among many in a pluralistic public square. Today, however, Christianity is viewed negatively, and being known as a Christian often means a lower social status in elite society. Christian morality is openly repudiated and viewed as a threat to the new moral order. In Life in the Negative World , author Aaron M. Renn looks at the lessons from Christian cultural engagement over the past 70 years and suggests specific strategies for churches, institutions, and individuals to live faithfully in the "negative" world—a culture opposed to Christian values and teachings. And since there is no one-size-fits-all solution, living as a follower of Christ in the new, negative world and being missionally engaged will require a diversity of strategies.

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